Nicole Blonsky

Blonsky was born Nov. 9, 1988 in Great Neck, NY, the daughter of a school aide and a government worker. While growing up, she became interested in song and dance, singing for the first time at age three and taking voice lessons by age eight. At Great Neck High School, Blonsky did not let her full figure stop her from being active in musicals and drama. Meanwhile, for her 15th birthday, her mother took her to the Broadway production of "Hairspray," which told the story of Tracy Turnblad, a heavyset teenager growing up in 1962 Baltimore who dreams of being on the fictional teen dance program, "The Corny Collins Show." When Tracy wins the chance to appear on an episode, she manages to upend e... Continue Bio >>